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. 2014 Aug 18;9(8):e105062. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105062

Table 2. Top Associations between SNVs and BMI-Related Traits, by Sex.

Phenotype n analyzed Chr SNV position context nearest gene (s) RA AA RAF β se p-value
BMI: Male 2,590 No variants were associated with a p-value less than 10−6
BMI: Female 2,753 15 rs1426654 46213776 exonic SLC24A5 A G 0.511 0.484 0.095 3.74·10−7
Height: Male 2,590 No variants were associated with a p-value less than 10−6
Height: Female 2,754 9 rs1331623 121239024 intergenic DBC1,MIR147A A T 0.337 0.008 0.002 8.45·10−7
Underweight: Male 2,252 4 rs6833159 28441886 intergenic MIR4275,PCDH7 T C 0.735 0.087 0.017 2.99·10−7
Underweight: Female 2,222 No variants were associated with a p-value less than 10−6
Overweight: Male 1,444 15 rs12101726 92382946 intergenic RGMA,MCTP2 C A 0.195 0.101 0.019 2.42·10−7
Overweight: Male 1,444 6 rs1161397 50704412 intergenic DEFB112,TFAP2D A G 0.105 0.127 0.026 9.45·10−7
Overweight: Male 1,444 6 rs280325 50743465 intergenic DEFB112,TFAP2D G A 0.100 0.131 0.027 9.89·10−7
Overweight: Female 1,800 No variants were associated with a p-value less than 10−6
Change in BMI: Male 2,340 4 rs6447650 40075967 intergenic CHRNA9,RBM47 T C 0.044 0.416 0.080 2.39·10−7
Change in BMI: Female 2,643 1 rs347313 160570900 intronic NOS1AP G A 0.322 0.249 0.044 2.32·10−8
Change in BMI: Female 2,643 1 rs347306 160569259 intronic NOS1AP G A 0.324 0.241 0.044 5.37·10−8
Change in BMI: Female 2,643 5 rs1347155 171901953 intergenic SH3PXD2B,NEURL1B T C 0.042 0.559 0.104 9.34·10−8
Change in BMI: Female 2,643 1 rs347282 160579377 intronic NOS1AP G T 0.319 0.222 0.045 7.20·10−7

AA: Alternative Allele; the allele associated with a decrease in the phenotype; BMI: Body Mass Index; Chr.: Chromosome; Overweight: BMI ≥23 kg/m2; compared to normal weight; Position: From build 36.1; RA: Risk allele; the allele associated with an increase in the phenotype; RAF: Risk Allele Frequency; SNV: Single Nucleotide Variant; se: Standard Error; Underweight: BMI <18.5 kg/m2, compared to normal weight.